HCPCS Level II codes commonly are referred to as national codes or. by the acronym HCPCS (pronounced âhik-piksâ), which stands for. the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System. HCPCS codes. are used for billing Medicare and Medicaid patients and have been. adopted by some third-party payers.
Fado is traditional folk music popular in the Lisbon area of Portugal. Melancholy by nature, the music includes instruments like guitars and mandolins with one Fadista singing poetic lyrics related to darker elements of love, death and sadness. The music may, however, occasionally include some humor.
Overview. The pindo or jelly palm (Butia capitata) is a feather-frond palm native to South America that tolerates winter frosts and prolonged, severe droughts. Slow-growing, it produces clusters of small, golden fruits called pindo dates, which are edible and sweet. It makes an ideal palm in USDA hardiness zones 7b to 11.